Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday urged the Senate to confirm the nomination of Ayo Omotayo for appointment as the Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPISS) in Kuru, near Jos, Plateau State.
Buhari’s letter of request was read at plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on resumption of Senators’ 18- day working recess to enable Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to defend their 2022 budget proposals.
In the letter, the President said the nomination of Omotayo for the NIPISS top job was in accordance with Section 5(2) of the NIPSS Act 2004.